Crime prevention is a concept that asks people to create a safer and more caring community by addressing the causes of crime and violence and reducing the opportunities for these crimes to occur.

The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office Adult Crime Prevention Unit is a proactive part of the Sheriff’s Office that offers many programs to assist and train the community in many aspects of crime prevention.

Some of the responsibilities of this unit are:

• Community Outreach/Education
• Neighborhood Watch
• Business Watch
• Home and Business Security Surveys
• TRIAD: An alliance of the National Association of Retired People, the National Sheriffs Association and the International Association of Police Chiefs.
• Auxiliary Unit

For More Information

Anyone with questions or comments about the Adult Crime Prevention Unit may contact Sergeant Jenny McGinn: 703-777-0607.